Lyrics for All My Life as interpreted by jrodfoo182

All My Life Lyrics
All my life I've been searching for somethin'
Somethin' never comes, never leads to nuthin'
Nothin' satisfies, but I'm gettin' close
Closer to the prize at the end of the rope

All night long I dream of the day
When it comes around, and it's takin'away
Leaves me with the feelin' that I fear the most
Feel it come to life when I see your ghost

Calm down, don't you resist
Your such a delicate rist
And if i give it a twist
Somethin' to hold when I lose my grip

Will i find something in there,
to give it just what it needs
another reason to bleed
One by one, Hidden up my sleeve

One by one, Hidden up my sleeve

[3x]
Hey, don't let it go to waste
I love it but, i hate that taste
Weight keeping me down

Will I find the believer
Another one who believes
Another one to decieve
Over and over, down on my knees

If I get any closer, I
And if you open up wide
And if you let me inside
On and on, I've got nuthin' to hide

On and on I've got nuthin' to hide

[3x]
Hey, don't let it go to waste
I love it but, i hate that taste
Weight keeping me down

All my life I've been searching for somethin'
Somethin' never comes, never leads to nuthin'
Nothin' satisfies, but I'm gettin' close
Closer to the prize at the end of the rope

All night long I dream of the day
When it comes around, and it's takin'away
Leaves me with the feelin' that I feel the most
Feel it come to life when I see your ghost

Done, done; on to the next one
Done, done, and I'm on to the next one
Done, done, and I'm on to the next one
Done, done, and I'm on to the next one

Done, done, and I'm on to the next one
[2x]
Done, done, and I'm on the next one
Done, i'm done, and I'm on to the next

[3x]
Done, done; on the next one

Done, I'm done; i'm on to the next one

[3x]
Hey, don't let it go to waste
I love it but , i hate that taste
Weight keeping me down

[2x]
Done, done; on the next one

Done, I'm done; i'm on to the next

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Bort_The_Great
03-08-2003

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hehhehehehehe GREAT SONG

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bloodredpixie
03-09-2003

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this song isn't even half as good as past foo fighters songs. it sounds like they are trying to impersonate Nine Inch Nails.

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babyblue6787
03-14-2003

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I love this song! But now that I know what it REALLY means (thanks m.i.l.o.!) I don't know if I'll ever think of it the same way again. lol. But now I see the hidden innuendos. The song still kicks a** though!

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plan41blink
03-16-2003

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Ha I knew it everyone made fun of me when i said that what i thought it was about! Ha! Jeeze thanks for helping me out on that one! Omg Love the Song..... Love the Band.....The the album..... It's bitchin!

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tulus
03-18-2003

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Most of the later Nirvana songs are about drugs.

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ClashPeppers
03-21-2003

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sometimes I think this song is about sex and girls. Like Dave uses girls and throws them away (he doesn't but he could just be writing about something like that) and he is "done, done onto the next one". He "loves it but he hates the taste". Yes and it could be drugs. Most likely about drugs but it sounds like women also.

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wlraider_girlie
04-16-2003

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I don't care what the song's about. It rocks, & that's about all there is to it!

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Foo Fighter
04-22-2003

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I agree Milo. It makes sense if you just think about the innuendos; every one has an explanation. I don't understand how "done done, on to the next one" relates to the subject though. Any thoughts guys?

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Bort_The_Great
04-24-2003

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yer true.. unless he changed the lyrics from "done done onto the next one" to "come come then im gonna lick ur bum"
rofl im so fucking stupid its not funny anyway in case u didnt realise that was a lame and cheap excuse for a joke that i thought i migh throw in for n particular reason

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travis666
05-07-2003

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Yeah this songs about coke.... just think, i love it but i hate the taste (referring to when it runs down the back of your throat)... "weight keeping me down.... i got nothin to hide".... just listen, itll make sense.

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travis666
05-07-2003

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Actualy... i think they want you to think its about girls... but its really about drugs. Makes sense to me.

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angel's girl
06-12-2003

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i really like this song, and stacked actors not so bad but the rest of the album, not so sure, but who cares i still love 'em...whether the song is about chicks or drugs, what does "feel it come to life when i see your ghost" mean??? the rest i get...

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grunge_guy
06-22-2003

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It's about weed...

When it comes around, and it's takin'away.....
(people passing it around)

Feel it come to life when I see your ghost
(i used to think this refered to kurt, but its the feeling of when you are high and you see that smoke come out of your mouth.)

Somethin' to hold when I lose my grip
(stress gone now that you have that blunt in your hand.)

Done, done; on to the next one
(someone else needs to inhale the smoke.)

The list goes on and on, you should be able to catch on.

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rogerlee
06-29-2003

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i think its really about David killing Kurt Cobain, because he was jealous of Kurts fame, because David was just the drummer for Nirvaina, so he said to Kurt....Kurt he said I'm gunna shoot you in the face right now, and make my own band, where i'm the lead singer and guitar player, I'll see ya around...just a thought, cuz honestly, how can you shoot yourself after taking a lethal dose of meth?

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candie1112
07-03-2003

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What the hell rogerlee? Do you actually think Dave killed Kurt? Come on, let's be serious... Kurt WAS mentally capable of killing himself, but i don't know if he actually did... maybe Courtney did, but we shouldn't just throw around accusations when we don't know all the facts... it's not going to bring Kurt back, so we might as well just consider it suicide because he would have done it anyway...
~Candice~
RIP Kurt

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candie1112
07-03-2003

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What the hell rogerlee? Do you actually think Dave killed Kurt? Come on, let's be serious... Kurt WAS mentally capable of killing himself, but i don't know if he actually did... maybe Courtney did, but we shouldn't just throw around accusations when we don't know all the facts... it's not going to bring Kurt back, so we might as well just consider it suicide because he would have done it anyway...
~Candice~
RIP Kurt

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bassist91685
04-07-2004

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Woo-hoo! First to post since the site came back up! Anywho, I dout that this song is about doing coke. In an interview Dave said that he hasn't so much as smoked a joint since he was 20 and even then he only did pot and acid and said even then it was too much for him and he'd just end up buggin' out. I agree that its about eating pussy, I mean its all there! Its masterfully done though. Its a song about going down but it sounds so badass! The riffs rock harder than most of the sh*t they play on the radio these days and Taylor Hawkins is indisputably one of the best drummers out there. Props to Chris Shifflet and Nate Mendal for holding the rest down, thy really don't get enough credit. Definitely the highlight of the song is Dave screaming "DONE, DONE ON TO THE NEXT ONE!" That will be etched in my mind for years. Oh well, I've rambled for long enough. Foo Fighters Rock! Peace!

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AzWeThinkIam
04-16-2004

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Yeah, I also have to say this song is about coke. YOu have to have tried coke to know why. But i also think this song can be about Si (Self-Injury).

Will i find something in there,
to give it just what it needs
another reason to bleed
One by one, Hidden up my sleeve

People who cut themselves usually where long sleeves to hide the cuts on the arms. So his cuts are "hidden up [his] sleeve." I also think this because he seems to be mad at himself because he hasnt found what he has been searching for. you can see this here:

All my life I've been searching for somethin'
Somethin' never comes, never leads to nuthin'
Nothin' satisfies, but I'm gettin' close
Closer to the prize at the end of the rope

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chilis*rule
04-28-2004

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i love this song

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uberchicken
05-19-2004

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its about eating pussy, i always thought it was about oral sex "over and over down on my knees" seems kinda obvious, also "if you open up wide, and if you let me inside". but because im obsessed with cutting im gonna add to AzWeThinkIAm's interpretation:

All my life I've been searchin' for somethin
(to help the pain)
Somethin' never comes, never leads to nothin'
(nothing ever helps, at least long term)
Nothin' satisfies, but I'm gettin' close
Closer to the prize at the end of the rope
(This is the "prize" of death by suicide.)

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Nightwatch
06-14-2004

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These lyrics are incorrect, here is only a few corrections

Calm down, don't you resist
Your such a delicate wrist
And if i give it a twist
Somethin' to hold when I lose my grip

Will i find something in there,
to give me just what I need
another reason to bleed

Anyway this song isnt about eating out, its about a murderer. An empty man who only feels alive when he kills another person.

"Leaves me with the feelin' that I feel the most
Feel it come to life when I see your ghost
Then i'm done, done and i'm on to the next one"

"over and over down on my knees" is not an obvious oral sex reffrence. the lyrics go:

"Will I find the believer
Another one who believes
Another one to decieve
Over and over, down on my knees"

He is looking for a believer, people get down on thier knees to pray in most religions. He is making a reffrence to faith. He uses religion as a lure to attract more victims.

the line about twisting someones wrist is a threat, i dont see anything to suggest this song is about oral sex.

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uberchicken
06-30-2004

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I thought this song over more - I still think it was meant to be about oral sex, but it could easily about suicide, SI, etc. heres my analysis...

"All my life I've been searching for somethin'
Somethin' never comes, never leads to nuthin'
Nothin' satisfies, but I'm gettin' close
Closer to the prize at the end of the rope"

Continually searching for something to stop the pain, can't ever find something that satisfies, but he's resorting to more extreme methods, getting closer to death, the "prize at the end of the rope."

"All night long I dream of the day
When it comes around, and it's takin'away
Leaves me with the feelin' that I fear the most
Feel it come to life when I see your ghost"

He still has dreams of a better future, but every day he feels like it's stolen from him again, leaving him depressed, and he thinks about someone close to him who had committed suicide (the ghost) or maybe seeing his own ghost, thinking about suicide.

"Calm down, don't you resist
Your such a delicate wrist
And if i give it a twist
Somethin' to hold when I lose my grip"

OK this is cheesy but thinking about personal experience it seems simple, he's thinking about slitting his wrists, and he realizes he's left little cuts in one from the nails of his other hand...well thats what it means to me as ive done that tons of times.

"Will i find something in there,
to give it just what it needs
another reason to bleed
One by one, Hidden up my sleeve"

In there...the blood vessels, trying to find something he needs in cutting, addicted to that now and it's just another stress that makes him need to cut more, "one by one up my sleeve" is the little scars from cutting

"Hey, don't let it go to waste
I love it but, i hate that taste
Weight keeping me down"

This doesn't fit really with a guy, but if u consider it from a girl's perspective it would work fine, but since i've been using a guy as the narrator ill continue with the guy. its about bein bulemic, another form of self mutilation - just think about it its obvious if u take those 3 lines by themselves.

"Will I find the believer
Another one who believes
Another one to decieve
Over and over, down on my knees"

Trying to find other people in the same situation, that "believe" in cutting - I've seen tons of these sad individuals, was one for a while.

"If I get any closer,
And if you open up wide
And if you let me inside
On and on, I've got nuthin' to hide"

This is the most obvious looking oral sex reference, but it could just mean spilling ur guts to someone, or maybe religion, giving yourself to God. Religion could be the thing he needs.

"Done, done; on to the next one
Done, done, and I'm on to the next one"

The song is what he's thinking about while he's cutting himself...he's done with one slash, and he goes on to do it again.

There ya go...im a twisted freak.

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KurtIsKing
10-04-2004

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great song lol
it would be awesome if krist novoselic came back in to the music buissness cuz then all of nirvana would have sung in a band

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fuckdup_grunge
10-09-2004

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when I heard this song the lyrics reminded me of Smells Like Teen Spirit, go figure with David Grohl and all. But the forum for Smells Like Teen Spirit had people saying it was about a blowjob, well look at this now we are talking about eating out! Coincedence? I think not! Let's ask David about it.......... None of them are coke heads I don't think it would be about that becuase none of the band members have been (recent) coke addicts. Self injury? I don't think so because only part of it sounds like self infliction.

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_Vampira_Gabrielle_
10-17-2004

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I agree with ubberchiken...and guys you see, he mention Kurt, ' this feeling comes alive when i see your ghost'...
ubberchiken... its kurt this ghost!

Its almost about kurt

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